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ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 12

Meaning of a person in charge of an animal

12 Meaning of a person in charge of an animal

(1) A person is a
"person in charge" of an animal if the person—
(a) owns or has a lease, licence or other proprietary interest in the animal; or
(b) has the custody of the animal; or
(c) is employing or has engaged someone else who has the custody of the animal and the custody is within the scope of the employment or engagement.
(2) Despite subsection (1) (a) , a person who holds a mortgage or other security interest in an animal only becomes a person in charge of the animal if the person takes a step to enforce the mortgage or other security.



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